Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good communication
- Experience
1 years administrative experience
- Qualifications
C or above in English
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Ward Clerk ( Medical Wards) – Permanent Post (Part Time, 30 hours per week)
Ward Clerk ( AMU / SDEC ) - 2yr Secondment
An enthusiastic and self motivated individual is required to provide clerical and administration cover across all Acute Medical Wards.
The successful applicant will hold excellent communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with patients, relatives and other staff groups as well as the ability to work under pressure in busy clinical environments. Extensive previous experience in an administrative or role which includes face to face working with the general public is also an essential requirement.
Main duties of the job
To provide clerical and administrative support to clinical staff within all ward, unit or departmental areas, AMU/SDEC within the Emergency Care, according to service needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of the main job responsibilities are as mentioned below:
- To provide the first point of contact for the ward, unit or department for all enquiries received from patients’ relatives/carers, all groups of trust staff and external agencies ensuring the correct management thereof in each particular case.
- To ensure that the patients’ notes are kept up to date and in good order.
- To ensure that all relevant documents, including tests/reports, are correctly inserted in patients’ notes whilst on the ward/department and to ensure all notes are up to date before patients’ departure.
- To be responsible for checking e discharge summaries following patients’ discharge/transfer e.g. follow up procedures or appointments.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Ward Clerk - Emergency Care with James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Gorleston-on-Sea, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Ward clerk role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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